The string of amazing, tiny dancers continues, and this week we have a ballroom baby for you. Eight-year-old Charlie completely nails Patrick Swayze’s hips from Dirty Dancing. While he doesn’t provide much variation on the basic ballroom step that Swayze’s character uses in the final scene of the movie, that doesn’t stop him from performing […]
Ballroom dance is everywhere these days. Whether you’re looking to land a spot on “So You Think You Can Dance” or hoping to find work on a commercial tour, having some ballroom training is increasingly necessary to stay competitive. Of course, the best way to prepare for an audition is to take lessons in the […]
We all know Ellen DeGeneres is a major dance fan—she’s definitely done her part to help bring dancers to national prominence by inviting them to perform on her show. I’m not arguing that an appearance by super-sibs Derek and Julianne Hough counts as dancer outreach (they certainly don’t need any help with notoriety), but it’s […]
Oh wow. Week 3 of “DWTS” Season 21 did not skimp on #drama. Let me just get y’all up to speed before I even talk about the dancing. First of all, there wasn’t an elimination. At least, not in the usual sense. Former Real Housewife Kim Zolciak Biermann suffered a small stroke last week […]
It’s Halloweeeeeeeeeeeeen! (Can you tell it’s my favorite holiday?) Obviously, dancers do Halloween best, and last night’s episode of “Dancing with the Stars” drove that point home. Despite the fact that no one was even remotely terrifying, the episode was still highly entertaining. Bad news first: Last night we said goodbye to cutest-person-ever Hayes […]
Whew! “Dancing with the Stars” is always an emotional roller coaster, and no episode is as loaded as the finale. Even having a strong sense of who will win doesn’t take away from the tension of a two-night, super-charged big finish. ***SPOILERS*** The darling from down under, Bindi Irwin, took home the Mirror Ball trophy […]
The best part about being a dancer is that we’re inspired on the daily by our amazing peers. Case in point, the members of Infinite Flow: A Wheelchair Dance Company. These dancers, some of who perform on their feet, while others perform on their wheels, are ballroom pros, and they’ve re-imagined what the art form […]
Utah Valley University juniors Megan Rund and Esther Laws share a love of ballroom dance, but they specialize in different styles. Rund competes in International Standard and American Smooth, dancing the waltz, tango, Viennese waltz, fox-trot and quickstep. “Smooth dancing is so emotional,” she says. “I love how expressive the movement can be.” Meanwhile, Laws […]